Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: moving to new version of MS Office

Hi :)
Retraining to use the ribbon-bar is easier than reformating tons of
documents but why reformat them?  It's possible to keep the old
version of MS Office and install LibreOffice alongside it.

Then new things can be gradually moved to LibreOffice.  Migration
rather than switch-over.

The LibreOffice menus are more similar to the old style MS Office 2003
menus.  The ribbon-bar changes with each new release of MS Office.  So
even after retraining to use the ribbon-bar it guarantees having to do
more retraining later on.  So in the short-term it might be less
disruptive but in the longer term it means periodic disruption.
Moving to LibreOffice makes the longer-term easier.
Regards from
Tom :)

On 1 December 2013 11:06, M. Fioretti <mfioretti@nexaima.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 17:27:19 PM -0500, James Knott wrote:
> > M. Fioretti wrote:
>
> > > *Big* charities often have the problems that Jonathon said. Very
> > > small organizations, instead, need to spend zero time/money on
> > > maintaining/re-learning the software they have to use, because it
> > > would be all resources subtracted to working in the streets with
> > > the people they assist. That's why they stick to proprietary
> > > software in general, not just MSO.
> >
> > You've just described why it's better to move from older versions of
> > MS Office to LO or OO than to have to learn how to use the ribbon
> > etc.
>
> learning how to use the ribbon takes MUCH less time than manually
> reformatting years worth of files that you must keep using.
>
> Yes, a charity with just some tens of SIMPLE files they just reuse all
> the time will spend less time/money installing LO/AOO on their only
> available computer than learning the ribbon AND buying a new pc just
> to use the newest MSO.
>
> Whereas any other similar group which had just a few more files, and
> just some macros and idiotic, uselessly complex formatting here and
> there, and maybe is working off the personal laptops of its volunteers
> who just pirate everything anyway... will spend much less total
> time/money in learning the ribbon than converting all its document.
>
> THAT's what I meant by "maintaining/re-learning", sorry if it wasn't
> clear.
>         Marco
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>
> Your own civil rights and the quality of your life heavily depend on how
> software is used *around* you
>
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